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Anti war Quote by Livy

“A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.” quote by Livy — Download Open image

“A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.”

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Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely dread.

The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.

“Servius Sulpicius and M. Tullius were consuls the next year: nothing worth mentioning happened.”

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“In ancient Greece more than one royal house was guilty of crime which became the stuff of tragedy: now Rome was to follow the same path - but not in vain; for that very guilt was to hasten the coming of liberty and the hatred of kings, and to ensure that the throne it won should never again be occupied.”

“It is your duty,' he said, 'to recover your country not by gold but by the sword. You will be fighting with all you love before your eyes: the temples of the gods, your wives and children, the soil of your native land scarred with the ravages of war, and everything which honor and truth call upon you to defend,…

In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.

“There is never any lack at Athens of tongues ready and willing to stir up the passions of the common people; this kind of oratory is nurtured by the applause of the mob in all free communities; but this is especially true of Athens, where eloquence has the greatest influence.”

“[Rhodian delegation:] Every city contains wicked citizens from time to time and an ignorant populace all the time.”

Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.

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